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Mail Clerk

DOT Code: 209.687-026

Industry: clerical
Alternate Titles: mailroom clerk; mail sorter; postal clerk

Sorts incoming mail for distribution and dispatches outgoing mail: Opens envelopes by hand or machine. Stamps date and time of receipt on incoming mail. Sorts mail according to destination and type, such as returned letters, adjustments, bills, orders, and payments. Readdresses undeliverable mail bearing incomplete or incorrect address. Examines outgoing mail for appearance and seals envelopes by hand or machine. Stamps outgoing mail by hand or with postage meter. May fold letters or circulars and insert in envelopes [Folding-Machine Operator (clerical) 208.685-014]. May distribute and collect mail. May weigh mail to determine that postage is correct. May keep record of registered mail. May address mail, using addressing machine [Addressing-Machine Operator (clerical) 208.582-010]. May be designated according to type of mail handled as Mail Clerk, Bills (clerical).

GOE: 07.05.04 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M1 L2 SVP: 2 DLU: 87